At 7:56 AM -0500 on 1/27/03, Alan Kim wrote:
>Uh, I failed to mention one very important item if you want to >get into any form of graphics - a pen tablet. > >Besides, once you start using a tablet exclusively in place of a mouse, >your wrist will thank you for it. > >Unfortunately, an acceptible size (at least for graphics) would >start at around >6x8 ---- -- Hi Alan- I had used a 12 x 18" Kurta tablet in the early 90's and then went to a Wacom of the same size in a business situatio. Large sizes are really not necessary unless you are tracing and image at same size into the computer. If you are drawing, retouching or just mousing around (??)- all you need is the smallest Wacom which you can get for about 85.00 USB. I use 2 monitors and all you need to control the stylus accross the entire viewing area and with great control, merely wrist movement, is to set the Wacom software aspect ratio to "entire tablet" and "to fit". These settings give you great control for doing work with the "pen tool" in AI, PS and Painter as well as the "airbrush tool" and all else. With our machines I find it a plus that I can use a Microsoft Intellapoint (USB) mouse with a ADB Wacom tablet so if I start up with extensions off, the pen acts as a mouse where the USB mouse is not enabled at all. I hope this wasn't too OT. dan_A -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
